Abdul Hamid Mohtat

Abdul Hamid Mohtat
عبد الحمید محتاط
Mohtat in center with a red tie
Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
May 1988 – April 1992
PresidentMohammed Najibullah
Minister of Communications
In office
2 August 1973 – April 1974
PresidentMohammed Daoud Khan
Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan
In office
June 1978 – Unknown
Personal details
Born1944 (age 81–82)
Parwan Province, Afghanistan
PartyPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (until 1990)
Watan Party (from 1990)
OccupationPolitician, Military Officer
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Abdul Hamid Mohtat (born 12 October 1944) is an Afghan former politician and military officer who served as Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.

Mohtat was born in 1944 in Parwan province. He graduated from a military school in 1964 and was then got trained in Soviet Union as an engineer. He also served as Minister of Communications in 1973 but was dismissed in April 1974 by Mohammed Daoud Khan. In June 1978, he became ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan.

He was one of the Vice Presidents in Najibullah cabinet from May 1988 to April 1992. He was also Deputy Prime Minister at that time.